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Do you say “good game” after a game in which your opponent played poorly?

etiquette

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Why is coffee provided during big chess events when it contains a banned substance?

modified Oct 4 at 21:55 Arlen 2,772

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Creating chess engine, machine learning vs. traditional engine?

engines programming computer-chess

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How is this situation not a checkmate?

checkmate

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Is there an engine that finds the best “practical” move?

engines

answered Oct 5 at 7:00 Savage47 849

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Trade a bishop in the opening

opening

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In Bb5 systems against the Sicilian, why does White exchange their b5 bishop without playing a6?

opening sicilian-defense doubled-pawn development bishop-pair

modified Sep 16 at 11:05 David Richerby 2,259

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Pushing the e-pawn

strategy theory positional-play pawns

modified Sep 24 at 9:36 David Richerby 2,259

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Did Bobby Fischer actually write “Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess”

books fischer

modified 10 hours ago Brandon_J 1,588

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How to study endgames?

endgame

answered Sep 25 at 1:19 itub 6,082

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Do “chess engine in the cloud” services exist?

engines

answered Oct 1 at 16:00 konsolas 2,204

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Is this really played by 2200+ players?

opening blunder kings-gambit

answered 2 hours ago Evargalo 6,868

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How did the Fried Liver Attack get its name?

opening terminology fried-liver-attack

modified Oct 2 at 15:31 GreenMatt 912

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Caro-Kann c5-c4 push

pawns caro-kann

modified Sep 26 at 11:22 trolley813 115

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Why is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 b6 so unpopular?

opening sicilian-defense 1.e4

modified yesterday Phonon 8,056

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Why is this a missed win?

analysis positional-play

modified 2 days ago PhishMaster 2,716

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Why not 1.d4 Nf6 2.d5?

opening 1.d4

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Why is 6. Nge2 better, and 7. d5 a necessary push in this game?

analysis positional-play

modified Sep 22 at 7:09 Glorfindel♦ 15.2k

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Does permanent loss of castling rights reset three fold repetition

rules castling threefold-repetition

modified Sep 30 at 13:28 Phonon 8,056

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When can king and pawn win against another king and pawn?

theory chess-variants kings pawn-endgame

modified Oct 11 at 7:52 jf328 1,048

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What is it about Soviet born players that makes them winners in the brutal 128-player knockout format of the World Cup?

world-cup

answered Oct 10 at 13:28 RemcoGerlich 15.7k

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If a pawn promotes to a checking piece while also revealing a check, it is a double check?

engines programming pawn-promotion performance double-check

modified Sep 20 at 22:33 Welyab Paula 41

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Top players strongly in favor of 1.e4

1.e4 open-games

answered Oct 9 at 6:09 Savage47 849

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Average centipawn loss

analysis online-chess chess-algorithms lichess

modified Sep 27 at 8:22 user57404 16

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What move did I miss?

analysis positional-play

modified Sep 27 at 8:16 Evargalo 6,868

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How can I set up en passant in Popeye engine?

engines software programming en-passant

answered Oct 9 at 16:03 Laska 3,161

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Are there any online public chess databases I can upload my own games to?

database online

answered Oct 6 at 16:33 Inertial Ignorance 7,357

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Potential exchange sacrifice in a King's Indian Defence middlegame

analysis blunder attack kings-indian

answered Oct 8 at 9:34 David 3,108

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List of famous, but incorrect, chess problems

history problems

modified Oct 10 at 11:23 A. Thulin 161

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Position-jugdment problems simulating actual play

puzzles

modified Oct 8 at 12:56 PhishMaster 2,716

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How does an engine choose between two moves of equal evalulation?

engines evaluation

modified Oct 3 at 17:31 Rewan Demontay 2,233

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How to prepare for a rapid tournament

tournament preparation

answered Sep 23 at 16:22 Christian H. Kuhn 41

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What is the best continuation for White?

strategy positional-play planning

modified Sep 20 at 14:42 Marco 530

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How to tweak a chess engine like SF to return a variation which is only slightly better than your moves?

engines learning software stockfish open-source

modified Oct 4 at 19:55 Amir 14

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Does pawn's initial double square move have a special name?

terminology

modified Oct 6 at 7:39 Olopade Olamide 1

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What are the different training strategies for different player strengths? [closed]

learning training study

modified Sep 17 at 18:11 Phemelo Khetho 747

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Mistakes in my game

analysis

modified yesterday Phonon 8,056

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Interactive Chess Whiteboard

chessboards clubs

answered Sep 26 at 10:38 DrCapablasker 1,977

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What chess app displays the name of the opening being used in the game?

opening engines

modified Sep 26 at 7:33 Marco 530

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How to use Arena GUI outputs in a python program

stockfish programming

answered Oct 3 at 18:24 konsolas 2,204

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Online Correspondence Chess Competition

tournament online correspondence-chess

answered Oct 6 at 16:30 Inertial Ignorance 7,357

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Does White have any feasible way to break through this positon?

endgame theory closed-position windows

answered Sep 25 at 3:14 Inertial Ignorance 7,357

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Central control disliked by engine in 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 3.c4

opening analysis computer-chess french-defense

answered 2 days ago A. N. Other 2,653

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How Many moves can be expressed with algebraic chess notation?

programming notation

modified Oct 8 at 4:32 Chromatix 729

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What is the most efficient way to calculate attack squares in a chess engine?

engines performance

answered Sep 25 at 14:00 D Krueger 121

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Are USCF regular ratings more accurate than quick or blitz ratings in regards to quick or blitz games?

rating blitz uscf

answered Oct 11 at 5:10 Savage47 849

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Opening the e-file in King's Indian Defense?

kings-indian

modified Sep 29 at 21:56 PhishMaster 2,716

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Is it possible to play multiple games with Stockfish simultaneously?

stockfish

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